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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1955

Page

4

Jewish Couple Battles To Keep Adopted Catholic Child

In Brookline Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Melvin B Ellis vow to keep their four year old adopted daughter Hildy McCoy despite a 1953 court ruling nullifying the adoption The Ellis family claims the child should remain with a Jewish couple under a Massachusetts law favoring same faith adoptions James Zisman counsel for the Ellises asked for a review of the proceedings and warned that arrest without a hearing would infringe their fundamental rights The couple says Hildy was born to Marjorie McCoy and was placed with them when she was ten days old The Ellises have faced illness and stress amid a lengthy legal battle over custody and adoption rights

Brookline, Mass Melvin B. Ellis Ellises Hildy McCoy Massachusetts James Zisman Supreme Court Raymond Wilkins Commonwealth Zisman Ellis Hildy Boston Post Today Fllis

Test Confuses Journeymen So It’s Changed

A Texas board reports the journeyman plumber license test was too hard for candidates. Only 61 percent passed, so the board rewrote the exam to fit a ninth grade reading level and focus more on practical demonstrations.

Austin Tex Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

Two Children Suffer Lacerations of Thumbs

Eight year old Edward Riffe and fourteen year old Sandra Carter were treated at Middletown Hospital for lacerations to their left thumbs. Edward cut his thumb on a broken bottle at 16 Garfield Street, while Sandra injured hers while washing dishes at home.

Middletown Hospital Edward Riffe James Riffe Garfield St Sandra Carter Audrey Haddix Shartle St

Public services at Holiness Tabernacle tonight

Public services will be held at 7 39 p m today at the Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe 1200 Garfield St Rev John Patton and the Bethel Baptist Church of Hamilton will attend Mrs Willie Kilgore I will be in charge of the services

Garfield St John Patton Bethel Baptist Church of Hamilton Willie Kilgore I

Hamilton Horse Show and Barbecue Set Sunday

The Hamilton Optimist Club hosts the fifth annual Hamilton Horse Show and Barbecue at the Butler County Fairgrounds. The free event starts at 1 p.m. with pony rides, refreshments, and an expected crowd of 10,000. Over 200 horses compete in 39 classes for cash prizes trophies and ribbons to benefit the Hamilton Optimist Youth Ranch.

Hamilton Butler County Butler County Fairgrounds The Hamilton Optimist Club Hamilton Optimist Youth Ranch

Bids Sought For County State Roads In Butler County

State highway director S. C. Linzell announced bids due by 10 a.m. July 26 for asphaltic concrete resurfacing on 17.51 miles of state highways in Butler County. Projects cover State Route 4 in Lemon and Madison Townships and Middletown, plus bridge work over the Middletown hydraulic canal and Great Miami River. Additional work includes routes 732, 27, 129, and 128 across multiple townships, and a drive and parking area at the Lemon Township office location.

S. C. Linzell Butler County Lemon Madison Townships Middletown Great Miami River State Rt Oxford Township U. S. Rt Ross Hanover Millville Fairfield Liberty State Highway Department Lemon Township St. Rt. 732 Israel Township

Red Troops Moved Nationalists Claim Transfer Reported

Taipel dispatch states the Chinese Nationalists news agency Tatao says a division of Chinese Communist troops moved in early June to Vladivostok near Manchuria and Korea. The agency links the move to new Soviet and Red China intrigue.

Taipel Formosa Tatao Siberian Vladivostok Manchuria Korea Interior Ministry Soviet Union Red China

General Named New Chairman of Foundation

NEW YORK The American Heritage Foundation named Gen Walter Bedell Smith as board chairman and John C Cornelius as president. Smith succeeds Henry Ford al The foundation aims a nonpartisan national campaign to urge all eligibles to register and vote in the 1956 presidential election.

New York The American Heritage Foundation Walter Bedell Smith John C. Cornelius Smith Henry Ford

Portland Grandma Welcomes 11th Child and Sixth Grandchild

Mrs. Hollis Luce, 44, celebrated becoming a grandmother for the sixth time after giving birth to her 11th child, a son, on Tuesday. The baby is the son of her daughter Mrs. Donald Morse, 27, in Portland, Michigan.

Portland Mich Hollis’ Luce Donald Morse

Y Girls Tour Bakery and Carillon Park in Dayton

The YMCA Girls Division Summer Fun Club brought 32 members on a rubberneck tour to Miami Maid Bakery and Carillon Park in Dayton. Guides Ralph Dennler and William McCormick led exhibits on Wright brothers plane, a canal lock reconstruction, and trains while supervisors and leaders supervised.

Miami- Maid Bakery Carillon Park Dayton YMCA Wright Rothers Miami Erie Canal Ralph Dennler William McCormick Della Mary DeJerus Martha O'Neil Betsy O'Neil Sharon Cowgill Patty Oakley Mary Hayes Shirley Stamper

Pet Health Plan Opens in Los Angeles for Pets

Household pets can join a prepaid medical care program across 20 veterinary clinics in Los Angeles. The Pet Health Plan covers hospital care and medical and surgical treatment for dogs and cats. The annual cost is $20.

Los Angeles

Subscriber may obtain number by voice access without dialing

Report hints that future technology could allow subscribers to receive a phone number by speaking it aloud. No human intervention or manual dialing would be required, suggesting an automated voice‑driven retrieval method.

Nehru Reaches Rome For Two Day Visit

India's Prime Minister Nehru arrives in Rome from Yugoslavia for a two day stay. Italian Premier Segni greets him at the airport and an audience with Pope Pius XI is planned for tomorrow. He will also meet President Giovanni Gronchi later.

Rome India Nehru Yugoslavia Antonio Segni Pius XI Giovanni Gronchi

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